Archaeological Fragments

Close-up images of stucco fragments dating back to the 8th-12th century, displayed with measurement scales.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741834

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742158

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740969

Fragment. Dimensions: 3 x 2.5 x 0.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741141

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741801

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741281

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741834

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741491

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742188

Fragment. Dimensions: L 4.5 x W 3.5 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742074

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741757

Fragment. Dimensions: L 5 x W 3.5 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 6 cm x W 3.5 x H 2.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742268

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741163

Fragment. Dimensions: L 5 x W 2 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 5 x W 3.5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742310

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742223

Fragment. Dimensions: L 4x W 3x H1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741786

Fragment. Dimensions: L 6 x W 3 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 5 x W 4 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740961

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741278

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742338

Fragment. Dimensions: L 3.5 cm x W 2 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L2.5 cm x W 2 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: 2.5 x 2 x 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 4 x W 2 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742226

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740821

Fragment. Dimensions: L 4 cm x W 4 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741537

Fragment. Dimensions: L 10cm x W 7.5 x H 4.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741018

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741127

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740956

Fragment. Dimensions: L 5cm x W 3.5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 13 x W 12 x H 3. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741062

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742233

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741313

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741885

Fragment. Dimensions: L 10.5 x W 7 x H 3. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741779

Fragment. Dimensions: L 8.5 x W 6.5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740895

Fragment. Dimensions: L 6 X W 4.5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 3 x W 3 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741330

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741358

Fragment. Dimensions: 3.5 x 1 x 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 5 cm x W 3 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 8.5 cm x W 5 x H 2.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 7 x W 6 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740909

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742214

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.Ni

Fragment. Dimensions: L 4 X W 3 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740950

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741812

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742171

Fragment. Dimensions: 2.5 x 2 x 2.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 4 x W 2.5 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741673

Fragment. Dimensions: L 8 x W 3 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742014

Fragment. Dimensions: L 3 cm x W 3 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741464

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741420

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century This object was excavated at Nishapur.Nishapur was a vital city in the early and middle Islamic periods, located along one of the main trajectories that connected Iran and West Asia Islamic lands with Central Asia and China. These itineraries are often referred to by the term Silk routes’ but were in fact crucial to the movement of constellations of materials and objects, as well as people and ideas. The diverse population of Nishapur and its surroundings, from the better-researched elite groups of merchants, land-owning aristocracy, and literates, to the less-known artisans, farmers, miners, and servants, were instrumental in adapting global cultural trends to create their own distinctive visual languages. This is seen in the material remains of everyday life in medieval Nishapur - from pots and pans to lighting devices, inkwells, textiles and trimmings, jewelry, games and toys, talismanic devices, weapons, coins, and architectural fragments.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742263

Fragment. Dimensions: L 3 cm x W 2.5 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 6 cm x W 4 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 5 cm x W 4.5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741748

Fragment. Dimensions: L 6.5 x W 4.5 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742194

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741532

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741148

Fragment. Dimensions: 3 x 2.5 x 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741720

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741197

Fragment. Dimensions: L5 cm X W 1 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 3.5cm x W 3.5 x H 1.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 742284

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741158

Fragment. Dimensions: L 12cm x W 7 x H 5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740892

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741735

Fragment. Dimensions: 3 x 1.5 x 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment. Dimensions: L 3x W3 x H 2.5. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 740838

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741470

Fragment. Dimensions: L 8.5 x W 3.5 x H 2. Date: probably 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Stucco Fragment probably 8th-12th century. Stucco Fragment 741816

Ceramic fragment. Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.1 cm. Date: 8th-12th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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